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Election 2012: President Obama’s Stance on Immigration

By Viviana Hurtado | 11/08/2011 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

We're sure you've felt the heat around immigration—it's been one of the hottest social and political topics forever—or at least it feels like it.

So, in honor of the fact that we are exactly one year out from the 2012 Presidential elections we decided to decifer exactly where the candidates stand on the issue—beginning with President Barack Obama’s...

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EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of Protests, President Obama Talks to Latina about Immigration

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of Protests, President Obama Talks to Latina about Immigration

By Galina Espinoza | 08/15/2011 - 16:22 | 0 Comments

With a “National Day of Action” set for tomorrow to protest President Obama’s decision to involve local police officers in immigration enforcement, Latina asked the President last week to clarify his position on immigration as part of a wide-ranging interview that will appear in the magazine’s November issue.
 
“We want to send the message that we have to...

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President Obama Talks to Latina Magazine
President Barack Obama is interviewed by Latina Magazine during a phone call in the Oval Office, Aug. 10, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

EXCLUSIVE: President Obama Tells Latina the Economic Crisis “Has Shaken A Lot of Confidence”

By Galina Espinoza | 08/10/2011 - 19:14 | 0 Comments

Despite acknowledging that the recent showdown with Congress over raising the debt ceiling “has shaken a lot of confidence” and left “some repair work that needs to be done,” President Obama does not plan to call Congress back from its recess to address the growing economic crisis.  “The issue for Congress isn’t simply being back in town if all they are doing is...

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President Barack Obama: "We Define Ourselves as a Nation of Immigrants"

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 05/10/2011 - 17:19 | 2 Comments

Squinting under the fierce El Paso sun, President Obama delivered a speech about immigration reform that reiterated the need for Congress to “catch up” with the rest of the country, which he says has formed a consensus that the “immigration system is broken.”

"We define ourselves as a nation of immigrants," insisted Obama. "A nation that welcomes...

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